The sides haven't negotiated since the NHL locked out the players on Sept. 16, but Daly says he and Bettman expect to touch base with Fehr during an alumni dinner on Monday night.

Daly says the league is "100 percent committed" to not missing regular-season games.

This is the NHL's fourth work stoppage in 20 years.

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